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Wirral, metropolitan borough (1991 est. pop. 322,100), NW England, on the peninsula between the Mersey and Dee estuaries, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Sometimes referred to as "the dormitory of Liverpool," it contains many high-income residential developments, as well as some light industry and agricultural land. The coastal areas are mainly relegated for recreational purposes; formerly the area was a royal forest and game preserve. Arrowe Park was the site of the First Worldwide Boy Scouts Jamboree in 1929. Heswall parish was the birthplace of Emma Hamilton Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765?–1815, mistress of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson . Born Emma Lyon, she became the mistress of Charles Greville, then of Sir William Hamilton , ambassador to Naples, whom she married (1791). ..... Click the link for more information. . Wirral 1. the. a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee 2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop.: 313 800 (2003 est.). Area: 158 sq. km (61 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Serogrouping was conducted by using a latex agglutination test (Pro-Lab Diagnostics, Wirral, UK). The Conference will also feature Peter Marsh, the Deputy Director for Wirral Health Informatics Service (WHIS), a leading site for the use of electronic records in the UK's National Health Service. It was at this time that her local area of Moreton, together with 13 other most needy areas in Wirral in north-west England, was due to receive regeneration money from Europe and also from the British government. |
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